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April 23, 2018

Arizona Teachers Authorize a Strike, Demanding Public Education Funds
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Back in the United States, Arizona public school teachers are poised to
strike on Thursday unless the state's Republican-led Legislature meets
their demands to strengthen public education. Governor Doug Ducey has
proposed raising teacher salaries 20 percent by 2020, but unions say
that doesn't go far enough. They're demanding similar raises for support
staff; new technology; smaller class sizes; and a reversal to $1 billion
in education cuts since the start of the Great Recession. The strike
authorization comes on the heels of similar actions in West Virginia,
Kentucky and Oklahoma, and as Colorado teachers are planning a rally
Friday at their state Capitol to demand pension security and more K-12
funding.


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